Title :
Are low level, low frequency, electromagnetic fields bad for human health?
Author :
Barker, Anthony T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Phys. & Clinical Eng., R. Hallamshire Hosp., Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
Man-made electric and magnetic fields are ubiquitous in developed countries and we are all, to varying degrees, exposed to them in our everyday lives. They come from a variety of sources. At low frequencies the most common source is the electricity supply network (which has a frequency of 50 Hz in the UK and 60 Hz in the USA), and appliances directly powered from it. Here, the author examines whether low level, low frequency, electromagnetic fields are actually bad for human health
Keywords :
power systems; 50 Hz; 60 Hz; appliances; electricity supply network; human health effects; human safety; low level LF electromagnetic fields;
Conference_Titel :
Electro Magnetic Fields - Is the Force with You? (Digest No. 1998/239), IEE Half-Day Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19980224
